The initiative has been piloted since April 2002 across Greater London, the East and West Midlands, and north-west England with £42m of New Opportunities Fund money. The scheme is to be extended across the whole of England with £77m of new Government funding, which is set to last until 2006.
Launching the scheme at the Walnut Tree Walk school in Kennington, London, health secretary John Reid said the programme would play a key role in helping to tackle child obesity. It is part of the NHS 5 a Day programme to increase fruit and vegetable consumption, and more than two million children in 18,000 schools will receive fruit.
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